Preserving and Celebrating Our United Methodist
Heritage in Central and Northeast Pennsylvania

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Central Pennsylvania Evangelical
Pastors Click on the first letter of the surname to enter the file of all
the pastors for that letter. The instructions file gives information
about this project, the dates at which various conference boundary changes
occurred, and detailed bibliographic references.

Note:
Raymond W. Albright is the great-great-grandson of Jacob Albright and the
brother of Rev. Alton P. Albright (1904-1995) of the United Church of
Christ.He is the author of the
definitive 1945 History of the
Evangelical Church.

ALLEN,
J.N.

Born:married:

Died:obit:

1867ordained deacon

Interment:

Obit:

Note:
J.N. Allen is believed to have moved to Ohio, and then to Nebraska in 1871, and
served as a Congregational minister.

ALLISON,
CHARLES E.

Born:married:

Died:obit:

1914license

Interment:

Obit:

ALTHOUSE,
HENRY

Born:
3-21-1819PAmarried: Juliana
Myers 12/27/1857

Died:
9-18-1895Los Angeles CAobit: [9/2/1832 –
1/21/1915]

1852license

1856ordained deacon

Interment:
Los Angeles CA

Obit:

1855-56Lycoming

1856-58York station

1858-59Gettysburg

1859-60Middle Creek

1860-61Center

1861-62Clinton

1862-63Lock Haven

1863-64Center

1864-66York circuit

1866-67Baltimore circuit

1868transfer to Iowa Conference

1888transfer to California
Conference

1888-89Bardsdale
mission

1889retired

Note:
Henry Althouse is the father of William Henry Althouse (1858-1929) of the California Conference.

ANTHONY,
BENJAMIN F.

Born:
5-30-1844Juniata Furnace (Perry Co) PAmarried: Anna H. Fenicle

Died:
5-23-1886East Berlin PAobit:

1877ordained deacon

1879ordained elder

Interment:
Bower’s Church Cemetery, (believed to be in Buchanan Valley, Carroll County MD)

Obit:
[1893,67]

1875-76Middleburg

1876-77McClure

1877-80Hagerstown

1880-82Lewisberry

1882-85Jarrettsville

1885-86Dillsburg

Note:
Mrs. Anthony re-married in 1894 to Benjamin F. Hall – a retired member of the
Central Pennsylvania Conference.She is
also referred to as Anna H. Zimmerman.

Note:
The biographical files include an obituary and other material for Josiah
Archer.His service in Michigan was as a
local pastor filling "to be supplied" appointments, and his name does
not appear in the conference minutes.

ARMSTRONG,
H.

Born:married:

Died:obit:

1882license

Interment:

Obit:

ARNSPARGER,
C.B.

Born:married:

Died:obit:

1902license

Interment:

Obit:

1902-03Emigsville

1905withdrew

ARTMAN,
DANIEL ABRAM

Born:
2-4-1864Mordansville
PAmarried:
Mary Amelia Oaks

Died:
4-27-1928West Nanticoke PAobit: [d. 3/26/1887]

married2:
Ida May Erdley

1889license, recommended by New Berlinobit2: 1916,79

1892ordained deaconmarried3: Mrs. Hulda G. Baumgardner

1894ordained elderobit3:

Interment:
New Freedom PA

Obit:
1929,82

1890-91Middleburg

1891-93West Clifford

1893-95Espy

1895-96Dushore

1896-00Cumberland

1900-03Wrightsville

1093-05Howard

1905-09Mifflin

1909-10Hebbville

1910-13Hellam

1913-16NewFreedom

1916-17Bellwood

1917-19Hummels
Wharf

1919-24Avis

1924-25Pennsdale

1925-27Penns Creek

1927-28West Nanticoke

AURAND,
CELESTINE VAN BUSKIRK

Born:
6-4-1858married:
Ida Leopold

Died:
3-8-1901Hanover PAobit:

1885license

1887ordained deacon

1889ordained elder

Interment:
Blooming Grove Evangelical Cemetery, York County PA

Obit:
[1915,64]

1885-86Cumberland

1886-87Middleburg

1887-90Liberty

1890-92Spring Mills

1892"transfer" to East
Pennsylvania Conference of the Evangelical Association

1892-94Pottstown & Birdsboro

1894-95Catasauqua Immanuel

1895-97Philadelphia Germantown

1897-99Schuylkill Haven

1899-00?

1900returned to Central Pennsylvania
Conference of the United Evangelical Church

1900-01Hanover Circuit

Note:
C.V.B. Aurand is the son of Simon Aurand.Mrs. Aurand is the
daughter of Aaron Frederick Leopold (1819-1889) and the sister of Sylvester
Theodore Leopold (1851-1913) and William Augustus Leopold (?-1925), all members
of the East Pennsylvania Conference.

AURAND,
SIMON

Born:
12-26-1827near Selinsgrove PAmarried: Sarah Van Buskirk

Died:
4-18-1909Berwick PAobit: 1912,67

1860ordained elder

Interment:

Obit:
1910,65

1856-57Lycoming

1857-59Cherry

1859-61Block House

1861-63Gettysburg

1863-65Shrewsbury

1865-67Perry

1867-69Port Trevorton

1869-71Center

1871-73Troxelville

1873-75York (German)

1875-78York Circuit

1878-80York (English)

1880-83Cumberland

1883-84Located

1884-86Loganville

1886-87Port Trevorton

1887-90Middleburg

1890-93Brush Valley

1893-96Milesburg

1896-97Zions Grove

1897-00Hanover

1900-02Centerville

1902-05Millmont

1905retired

Note:
Simon Aurand is the father of C.V.B. Aurand.Mrs. Aurand is a grand-daughter of Abraham Eyer
(of the Eyer Barn in Winfield), whose daughter Sarah Eyer married a John Van Buskirk.